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I know this first post is long, but please read as it give tips on how this challenge works. Some of the content has changed

If you're new to the challenge don't be scared - here's how it works:

The aim of this challenge is to make £10 extra a day everyday for the month. A lot of people think this is impossible but it can and has been done, over and over. If you feel £10 is too much why not start at £5 or if you're brave join those who aim for £20 a day! Anything extra you make is great so set whatever target you think you can manage.

It also doesn't have to be £10 each and every day - some days you make more and some days you make less, but aim for £310 extra at the end of the month.

The idea is that everyone posts how they are making extra money and these shared ideas help all of us to learn new ways to help cut debt or earn/save money.

What cannot be added:
Wages from your main job

What can be added:
Overtime
Income from a second job
Daily clicks
Interest
Vouchers
Mystery shopping
And much, much more.

This board moves pretty quickly, so be sure to subscribe and read it regularly. Below are some ideas to get you started and a great place to read when you're in need of inspiration.

Survey sites - mysurvey and pinecone, prolific academic tend to be the best but there are many more it really depends on you finding the ones that work best for you - toluna, harris poll, valued opinions etc

also join Topcashback and Quidco - type in surveys in the search engine and some will pay you to join up with them.

Sealed Pot Challenge 2016 - basically you put your change into a jar over the year so in December you should have a nice pot of money to help

Mobile phone to recycle? try Martin's mobile recycling comparison site first to see where you may get the best deal!

Music Magpie - have cds/dvds you haven't been able to sell at carboots or online. Try your luck here. Is you do sell your albums/dvds be sure to go via quidco to get a few more pennies

etsy and folksy - If you enjoy making crafts why not have a go at selling them on etsy or folksy. They've been getting increasingly busier each year.

Collect Boots points while shopping online.

Don't forget to search for your online shop at nectar.com before you buy, and earn nectar points for buying online, including ebay.

Trying to find other ways to make money? Check out the Boost Your Income board. It is full of ideas, including survey companies and product testing.

Want to help someone else out? Sign up through their referral on the referral board, and leave yours, so someone else can do the same for you.

Keep reading for lots more ideas on how to make more money each month.

This month's challenge is to try and make £310 (or any amount of course!) lynnejk is assisting me and will create the challengers list and update it. She will also be answering any questions she can help with and here for general advice. Having been a challenger for a while, she knows her stuff Thank you lynnejk for your help.

Good luck everybody. Remember to post any questions or comments that you have, and let's go on encouraging each other throughout this month.

It probably depends who you've booked with (and if you've paid a deposit etc) but if you have paid a deposit, rather than losing it you could try asking if you can just change the dates. I have done this before, we were supposed to be going on holiday in June and couldn't afford it and I was able to change it to October.

Make £20 a day in March £0/£620 (February £602, January £883.66)

December £361.54, November £322.28, October £288.52, September £374.30, August £223.95, July £71.45, June £251.22, May£119.33, April £236.24, March £106.74, Feb £40.99, Jan £98.54) Total for 2017 - £2,495.10

Thanks for mentioning sun savers. My parents get the Sun so when I was there tonight I downloaded the app on to my mums phone and showed her how to enter the codes. She said they used to do sun perks but then didn't use them. I told her this is just cash in the bank once a month! She is ok with online stuff, not like my dad who is a real technophobe, but is a bit forgetful so I set her up with reminders too. You can enter the codes up to 5 weeks after they are printed so we put 2 in while I was there and I told her to look for any old papers too. They have probably all been recycled by now but hopefully they will remember from now on.

I know people say you can just put 50p in the pot and save buying the paper. But some people like to read it. Plus they have given us bonus codes. On Valentine's day we got a bonus code for entering and there was a problem one day with codes. They gave us triple codes.

They sometimes offer you extra for referring someone who is not already signed up. So tell your Mum to.keep an eye on her emails.

They are bringing back sunperks and while your parents may not find them useful, you might. So when it comes back I will post and you can check.

My Amazon book sales have totally dried up, not had one for weeks. Now I'm back online (fingers crossed the connection holds) I need to spend as much time as poss getting my Amazon inventory sorted out. At least I quite enjoy doing that, not like eBay

Finally received my cheque from the 2 items I sold at auction last month. Netted £197.36 after auctioneer's commission so I'm really pleased. Cheque will take a few days to clear (can't pay it in until tomorrow anyway) but have already added it to my total as there shouldn't be any problem receiving the money in my account before the month end.

One of the items was a revolving piano stool, really old, over 100 years, which belonged to my Grandma. It had had a hard life and was in very tatty condition. It's languished in our shed for about 20 years. No one else in the family wanted it so I took it in, planning to replace the upholstered top and paint the wood so I could use it as a dressing table stool. I don't sit at a dressing table much now so it wasn't an urgent job. Just one more thing I didn't got round to and thank goodness I never got to paint it which would have totally devalued it. Just goes to show that procrastination can sometimes pay

December £361.54, November £322.28, October £288.52, September £374.30, August £223.95, July £71.45, June £251.22, May£119.33, April £236.24, March £106.74, Feb £40.99, Jan £98.54) Total for 2017 - £2,495.10

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